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Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Barn Burner

Simpsons Comics Barn Burner, brought to you by Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, takes the blue-ribbon prize for being one jimdandy of a good time. Get ready for the dadburndest, rootin'-tootin'-est riot of cotton-pickin' Simpsons comics EVER First, Bart takes his life in his hands when he rats out the school bullies. Next, Homer squares off against Diamond Joe Quimby when he runs for mayor. And when the kids from Springfield form their own boy band, nobody's eardrums are safe. Then watch the oven mitts come off when Smithers moves in and starts catering to Homer's every need ... leaving Marge out in the cold. And read all about it when Bart makes headlines and learns the true meaning of yellow journalism. Cap it all off with a story of biblical proportions, and you've got one bronco-bustin', banjo-pluckin', cattle-rustlin', moonshinin', hog-tossin', tobacky-spittin', mule kickin', cousin-kissin' collection that'll have you promenadin' across the floor at the next ice-cream social. This big, burstin' barrel o' fun will have you plum-tuckered out from laughter.

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Unchained

Simpsons Comics Unchained is chock full of four comics containing the zany antics of TV's first family -Simpsons fans will continue to go wild. Attention, citizens Lock your doors and windows Run for your lives The Simpsons are busting out the bindings of their biggest and best book yet, and no one is safe from their maniacal comic madness See Grampa Simpson embark on a new career as El Grampo, a modern day Zorro for the senior set, whose anarchistic shenanigans start to cramp the similarly-inspired protests of his grandson, Bart Simpson (a.k.a. El Barto). Behold the destructive power of censorship as Homer Simpson and the Comic Book Guy fight for their right to free speech and their very lives. Envison a local celebrity, Krusty the Clown, who comes to dinner and refuses to leave. Witness Mr. Burns' power mad scheme to undermine the economy of Springfield by paying his employees in jelly donuts. Observe a town caught in the thrall of an international media sensation, unable to separate themselves from the television chronicle of the life of one man䇯mer Simpson. These stories and many more can barely be contained in the new comic collection...Simpsons Comics Unchained ...

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Belly Buster

There will be standing room only for Matt Groening's newest Simpsons Comics collection of comedy classics. This big, bulky, boffo book will have you bemused, boggled, and beside yourself with belly laughs. Join 'Our Favourite Family' as: Lisa joins a babysitter's union only to uncover an insidious plot against the youth of Springfield; Homer 'steals' Ned Flanders's swimming pool, leading to a full-scale siege on Evergreen Terrace; the whole family's Thanksgiving is threatened by Bart's greed, Lisa's protests and Homer's run-in with crazed, butter-fed turkeys; Lisa explores the subterranean catacombs under Springfield Elementary School; Grampa's ownership of a WWII tank hurtles Springfield towards the brink of destruction; Homer and Moe's other regular customers open a rival bar; Maggie gets a bedroom remodel Homer-style; and Mr Burns's loyal lackey, Waylon Smithers, turns out to be the royal ruler . of Sweden. You will be rolling in the aisles with this side-splitting, knee-slapping, stand-up comic collection.